Process of absorption and apparatus therefor.



V N. H. maar'. PROCESS 0F ASSORPTION AND APPARATUS THERFOR.V

'effect of Singing iii the iilisiiiriition conduit 1, since in the, event thiit rxr ie discharge into oliiimier oeeurs, the excess will mimednitely flow down 1. This not only automatically compensates for surging or priming, lint tends to keep the (foilsy o?" the :iliisorption Conduit or ohii'nr bei' l full of :1 mixture of liquid und :it all 'tiniest Therefore, it tiine when rela. tireliY little gais is boing returned. to the. :ih- Sorlier through pipe lll, .nearly :ill of the, strong liquor disehiirged :it: i'he upper end ororidnit 1, muy he returned, through pipe 5, and reoirenhited through the ronduit l, thus insuring intiiioite rontiirt throughout theconduit Vl'. of gris with liquid, :ind rwoiding oiportunitj' for the ges to collect in huge liuhlilegor uniss '.i'iiil thereby to escupe absorption Bernufse the ooiiduit l is; Completely filled with ,fi inixturr of gus and li uid, or of liquid with ging thoroughly dis Solved in it. the exchange ot' heut, through the wills; of ronduitl, liv-tween the mixture' of gn# unil liquid withinvthiit conduit, und the cooling; iliiiileiflowiiig over the conduit, is murfh i'ifre indien` of 111s ex;

dell :is nu: h witliin the coin duit l; flu: rute o2 efindintioii of limit from un intiiiiiite iiixnre of liquid iin'l faislnfing lnueh higher thun tliiit from ii holly ot' gris.

This iipliilir; ion in u divisioi'i of my prior ap}ili 'iition cir. 74H37?, h'hd Juniiziry l1. 1913.

. As shown in Fig. Z ther jreliition'oi" the gais' return pipe l0 und the oirciliitioi'i `pipe 5, with respect to the rone 5i, muy he reversed,

I :ini aware thiit heretofore it has lieen proposed, in iin :absorption refrigeration :ip}i:ir':itu to prodiiee i; 'oiiihiiiiitio'ii otV weii'k liquor. iiiiil gn; to lo iilisorlied, in un injeetor, t'lie iidufttiw ugent in the operation of the, injector being' rais delivered to ihut nii' ytor under iJ-orisideriihle pr ssure, from :i generador' the les returned from the expziizuioii i-yilfs ol' the reti @eration apparatus, to he iihiim'hed, und t: wie-.ik liquor from the generator, liein'g driiwn into the injertoi' hy the inrluoriv i 'notion :if surh high preti/usure gris. YBut ii; sur the inieotor is required to work agonist the high pressure of the geneiiitor, :ind also to do the work of drawiiig'in the return low pressure gnu :imi the Weill( liquor; :ind it rziiinot perform :ill ot' the-5e tiiblna 'und ou eriito eleriiwly; :ind .uioreoreiz in suoli former iiiiiiiiriitio; referred to, there is no return to the, injeotoi-iiliiiorlier, of it portion of the` :Strong liquor produced in thiit nl through pipe 5 into theinjector und so will lie returned llo the coil cient thiiii if considerabletolie ailisorlied,`

ui'ipiirzitus- 'Serben' In my apparatus herein ilhi tinted and descril'ied the :ihsorher l i" reliiu tively low pressure, as compared with tho pressure at which theI ".rezilf liquor is livered from the :ind therefore the injector it, enabled to oa erzite effectively. h'loreover, in the inieetinf of my apparatus the inductive agent is no?. high pressure gais derived 'roni the genero-f tor, hutis high pressure wool; liquor derived froml u generator. In i'niIV appuriit-u.; the Strong liquor from pipe {uit} he delivered into thel generator by ii siiiuiie pump, as is common in modern. iihtorptiori' refrigeration apparatus,

the coniliining space of the infr in :i general sense, :i eoiiiiiiiieiv i, r tl file/ill infr liquid, in whit-li eoutiiiner the :il irl/Mio' liquid und the gun to he iilisfiiiningh'id: und in so termed in rrfr folli-mine' eliiiins. The coil l, :ind return pipe 5 oonfetitute :i Coil outside or" this container-,hind having ende opening into the latter; und the jeetoi' Ul" nozzle roiistitutes melius for repirtedly eirriiliitingliquid from the Suid rou tiiiner through the condiiit ]-3- before it passes out through the disehnree induit yl. The injector nozzle is, in si general Senne. :i pump :ind so refereed .to in one ot l following Claims. Y

'What I claim is:-

I.v The herein described nietliod of Sorption which reniprisen. intrcwluoingr'a iet of iilisorliing' liquid :it high prefvsiuii iii'id velocity into ai, suitableconduit4 and hy the indurtive :if-,tion of such iet drawing to lie iilisorhed into'sueh liiiiiid :ind intona unite mixture therewith, ind ther effectinger iiliiworption of the gus in the liquid and returning u portion of the resulting Strong: liquor to the inlet of such ronduit- :ind :nix ing the suine with the inrorning iihssorhinff .liquid und nis to lie`iibsorlied, und therehii keeping such iilisorliing ronduit si'ibsiiuitiully full of g1 mixture of gus and liquid.

2. The herein described method taf nl sorplioiiwliieli comprises introducing jet ot' iihsorliing liquid at highjuessure and relorlty into ii Suitable ronduit and lgiy the inductive iietionv of such jet drawing wie ti lie absorbed into such liquid and into inth unite mixture therewith, and thereby ottant ing absorption of the gasin the li oil. .flowing ii coolin agent over such confiait, :ind therel'iy pro ucingan'exchange of heat between the liquid und auch in such condui-v such eonduit .find mixing the Stime with the incoming',l absorbing' liquid ii-ndgris' to life zd sorlied, :ind thereby keeping siirh i'iili-q0rhing;` conduit Substantially .full of :i mixture or v igiis .find liquid.

The herein described method of nl generator to the inieoor. 'i

sorption which comprises mingling an absorbing liquid and a gas to be absorbed, and Honing the resulting mixture through a suitable conduit and abstracting heat from the mixture and continuously returning a portion at least of the resulting strong liquor into mixture With the incoming gas and absorbing liquid.

4. The herein described method of absorption which comprises mingling an absorbing liquid and a to he absorbed and flowing the resulting mixture through a suitable conduit and abstracting heat from the mixture through the Walls of said conduit, and continuously returning a portion at least oi the resulting strong liquorinto mixture with the incoming gas and absorbing liquid.

5. The herein described method of absorption which comprises mingling an absorbing liquid and a gas to be absorbed and tiowing the resulting mixture through a suitable conduit and abstracting from such mixture through the walls ot' said conduit the heat resulting from the absorption of the gas in the liquid, and continuously returning a portion at least of the resulting etrong liquor into mixture. with the incoming eas aud absorbing liquid and thereby keeping the said conduit substantially full at all times.

(3. Absorption apparatus comprising a conduit provided with means for introducing thcrcinto a mixture ot absorbing liquid and gas to be absorbed, and tor flowing such mixture through auch conduit, and provided further with means for returningr into mixture with the incoming and absorbing liquid a considerable proportion of the strong liquor issuing from such com duit, and means for abstracting from the liquid in such conduit' heat resiultingV from the absorption of the gas in the liquid.

i'. Absorption apparatus comprising a conduitl provided with means t'or introducing ther-cinto a mixture. of absorbing liquid and gas to be absorbed, and for fion/ing such mixture. through such conduit, means for obstructing through tlu` walls of such conduit heat resulting from the absorption oi' the gas in the liquid, and Ymeans tor continuouslyY returning into mixture with the incoming gas and absorbing liquid strong liquid resulting from the absorption.

8. Absorption apparatus comprising a| conduit provided with means for introducing thereinto a mixture of absorbing liquid and gas to be absorbed, and for llowing auch mixture through such conduit, means for abstractin;l from the liquid in such conduit hcat resulting from the absorption of tbc gas in the, liquid, and a return connection connecting the inlet and outlet of said conduit and adapted Vfor the return into- :nexium with the ineon'iing gas and liquid,

of strong liquor issuing from the outlet of said conduit.

9. Absorption apparatus comprising an absorbing conduit having an injector at the receiving end thereof, means for supplying high pressure weak liquor to the nozzle ot' such injector, means for supplying gas to be absorbed to the combining space of such injector, and a connection from the Adischarge end of such absorption conduit to the combining space of such injector, adapted for return of a portion of the, strong liquor produced in thc absorber to the inlet of such absorber.

10. Absorption apparatus comprising an absorbing conduit having an injector at the receiving end thereof', means for supplying high pressure weak liquor to the noziile of such injector, means for supplying gas to be absorbed to the combining space of such injector, and a connection from the discharge end of such absorptionconduit to the combining space of such injector, adapted for return of a portion of the strong liquor produced in the absorber to the inlet of such absorber, said injector comprising an injector nozzle intermediate the points of connection of the source of gas supply and the means for the return of a portion of thc strong liquor to the com bining space of such injector.

11. Absorption apparatus comprising one or more return bend pipe coil units the sections of each unit arranged one above another, an injector connected to the lower end of cach such unit, such injector comprising a nozzle and a combining chamber, moans for supplying high pressure weak liquor to the nozzle ot' such injector', means i'or supplying gas to be absorbed to the combining space ol such injector, and a return conduit cminecting the upper portion of such pipo coil unit to the combining chamber of such injector, such conduit adapted for the roturn to the injector und so to the absorbing unit, ol a portion`of the strong liquor produced in the said unit, and means for ilowing a cooling medium over such absorbing unit` l2. Absorption apparatus comprising one or more, return bend pipe. coil units, the sections ot cach unit arranged one above another, an injector connected to the lower end ot' cach such unit, such injector comprising a nozzle and a combining chamber,

means for supplying high pressure wculo liquor to the nozzle oi such injector, means for .supplying gas to be absorbed to the combining space ot' such injector, and a. return conduit connecting thel upper portion of such pipe coil unit to the combining cham` ber ot Such injector, such conduit adaptcd for the return to thc injector and so to thc absorbing unit, oi' a portion olI thc .strong liquor produced in the said unit, and means for Howing 2 1 coolin g medium over ksuch absorbing vunit, said lnjector comprising an connection of the of the said return conduit to the combining space of such injector.

In ,testimony whereof lI have signed this i specifeationin the presence of-'tivvov subscribing wtneeses. l

'NICOLAIFH LHL'L'ER.

H. Ms n. A. DAv'IEs. 

